Summary
Knight Foundation is dedicated to empowering communities and fostering informed citizenry. They are seeking a Data Analyst for their Grants Administration and Finance team to translate financial data into actionable insights and ensure the integrity of grant data.
Responsibilities
- Translates financial data into clear, decision-relevant insights that support programmatic and operational strategy, including identifying trends, interpreting results, and making actionable recommendations
- Ensures the quality, integrity, and accuracy of grant data across grant, accounting, and finance platforms
- Supports responsible fiduciary stewardship of grants, grant-related financial structures, and endowments
- In partnership with program staff, supports the grant payment decisions based on timely and relevant financial data
- Contributes to process improvements by identifying issues and suggesting solutions
Skills
- Strong computing and financial/data analysis skills
- Interest in technical support, finance, data analysis and management
- Strong technical and analytical skills with an affinity for financial/business concepts and relationships
- Detail-oriented and solutions-driven
- Ability to ensure that projects are delivered on time and produce desired results
- Programming/coding proficiency
- Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
- Skillful in creating narratives with data
- Curiosity and a strong desire to learn
- A strong orientation towards customer service
- Experience with Fluxx, or another grants management database
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Strong computing and financial/data analysis skills
- Interest in technical support, finance, data analysis and management
- Strong technical and analytical skills with an affinity for financial/business concepts and relationships
- Detail-oriented and solutions-driven
- Ability to ensure that projects are delivered on time and produce desired results
- Programming/coding proficiency
- Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
- Skillful in creating narratives with data
- Curiosity and a strong desire to learn
- A strong orientation towards customer service
Nice to Haves
- Experience with Fluxx, or another grants management database
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Generous benefits package